Maria Sara Popa vs Laura Samson — W75 Bucharest Round of 32

W75 Bucharest · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ROU
Maria Sara Popa
#427WTA
1412ELO
1395Clay ELO
20 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2025
clay
CZE
Laura Samson
#154WTA
1690ELO
1684Clay ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWWW
Popa M.
3-6 7-6 6-1
Samson L.
Popa M.
37862
Samson L.
66611

Maria Sara Popa defeated Laura Samson 3-6 7-6 6-1 in the W75 Bucharest round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popa M.serving29% hold

wins 41% of points on serve vs Samson L.

Samson L.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Popa M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Popa M.Samson L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Popa M.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Samson L.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
8.4
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.2
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Popa M.Samson L.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
100

Popa M.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d) · Samson L.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zidansek T.
Brancaccio N.
6-17-5
Rosatello C.
Bertea E.
5-76-36-4
Semi-finals
Brancaccio N.
Lazaro Garcia A.
6-47-66
Zidansek T.
Jeanjean L.
7-57-5
Bertea E.
Rus A.
1-67-626-4
Rosatello C.
Ibragimova A.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Jeanjean L.
Rame A.
6-36-2
Lazaro Garcia A.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-46-0
Brancaccio N.
Carle M.
3-66-16-4
Zidansek T.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-26-1
Bertea E.
Ristic M.
7-57-5
Ibragimova A.
Nahimana S.
6-26-4
Rus A.
Rame A.
6-36-1
Rosatello C.
Bulgaru M.
6-26-4
R16
Carle M.
Nahimana S.
1-67-57-63
Jeanjean L.
Timofeeva M.
6-736-26-4
Brancaccio N.
Monnet C.
3-66-36-2
Zidansek T.
Kawa K.
6-27-5
Lazaro Garcia A.
Ionescu E.
6-26-4
Rame A.
Bulgaru M.
7-626-3
Andrianjafitrimo T.
Oliynykova O.
6-33-66-4
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Koevermans A.
7-56-3
Ibragimova A.
Udvardy P.
6-13-66-4
Rosatello C.
Tsygourova K.
6-46-4
Ristic M.
Karatancheva L.
7-667-68
Bulgaru M.
Barbulescu B.
6-36-2
Nahimana S.
Popa M.
6-46-0
Rus A.
Simion O.
6-36-0
Rame A.
Pigato L.
5-76-37-63
Bertea E.
Burcescu M.
7-617-66
R32
Oliynykova O.
Radivojevic L.
6-26-2
Zidansek T.
Zheng W.
6-36-4
Koevermans A.
Feng S.
6-06-1
Rame A.
Hibino N.
6-46-2
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Amariei I.
6-16-4
Bulgaru M.
Blokhina A.
6-34-66-2
Ionescu E.
Saito S.
2-66-26-4
Carle M.
Vargova N.
6-16-4
Lazaro Garcia A.
Paquet C.
7-655-76-4
Andrianjafitrimo T.
Rouvroy M.
6-47-5
Monnet C.
Craciun G.
6-14-66-2
Timofeeva M.
Karatancheva L.
2-66-46-1
Brancaccio N.
Bertea E.
7-666-2
Nahimana S.
Tig P.
7-606-3
Jeanjean L.
Ristic M.
6-07-5
Kawa K.
Riera J.
7-56-0
Karatancheva L.
Balan S.
6-26-3
Tsygourova K.
Siskova A.
1-67-686-4
Ibragimova A.
Simionescu D.
6-16-2
Pigato L.
Breaz A.
6-06-2
Rame A.
Prisacariu A.
6-36-3
Barbulescu B.
Brockmann T.
6-736-26-2
Bulgaru M.
Yoruk I.
6-16-4
Udvardy P.
Glushkova D.
6-16-3
Ristic M.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-05-77-61
Rus A.
Boskovic L.
7-56-2
Burcescu M.
Craciun G.
6-44-66-1
Rosatello C.
Cadar E.
7-616-3
Popa M.
Samson L.
3-67-666-1
Nahimana S.
Ionescu E.
6-06-1
Bertea E.
Toth A.
6-46-2
Simion O.
Sakellaridi S.
3-0